Rubber, Chickens

By Jon Nadler
14 September 2009 @ 09:14 am EDT

A long-feared trade war appeared to be shaping up between the US and China following Friday's tit-for-tat protectionist actions and words by each country. The US imposed a 35% import tariff on Chinese-made tires, a move that prompted China to warn that US cars and chickens would suffer a similar fate if this trend were to continue. As a result of the spat, the US dollar picked up value during the late part of the weekend and it -along with the yen- became sought after not only by safe-haven seekers and short-coverers alike.

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